FirstRain (acquired by Ignite Technologies, Inc. in August 2017)
Software DevelopmentTexas, United States51-200 Employees
FirstRain is a software development company based in Austin, Texas, with a mid-sized team. It was founded by data scientists, UX designers, and business leaders who helped lead the big data analytics movement, aiming to give professionals timely access to rich insights about global businesses to support deal-making. Its software targets sales teams by significantly reducing the time spent researching accounts, allowing them to focus more on selling. In the software development space, FirstRain positions its offerings as sales intelligence tools that deliver data-driven insights to shorten research cycles for deal-making. In 2017, ESW Capital completed the acquisition of FirstRain, a move that press coverage described at the time as involving a Silicon Valley–based pioneer of sales and marketing intelligence applications.